In all honesty, the whole idea of this parody came from Amanda when we had been dating for a year or two. If we watch a movie at home, and it's a movie we've both seen, we usually talk through it and make fun of it or just talk about it. If we have not seen it, I like to watch it and still talk about it a little and make some fun of it, but still watch most of it. Amanda would want to talk about other off-topics with nothing to do with the movie. At the theaters, talking is not an option; except for Amanda. So I told her my annoyance of her talking and she said I should tell her when I annoyed her. "You should tell me to stop." She said. "Just turn to me and go, 'Dude, stop talking.' You have to say 'Dude' though or it won't work." Then she started singing "Hey dude, leave me alone. I am trying..." And years later I decided to complete her joke. She made up the first two lines herself and the rest took some time to come up with.
Original: Hey Jude by The Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdI7GhZSQA
Hey Dude
Hey dude, please stop talking
I am trying to watch this movie
I cannot hear what is being said
And I dread missing key plot points
Hey dude, leave me alone
I am trying to pay attention
Why do you insist on talking to me
Can't you please just leave me alone
This is one thing that I hate. Hey dude, please wait
I will talk to you when I am free
For well you know I don't want to just ignore you
But I really don't want to talk now
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Hey dude, you can do it
I know you have the ability
All you have to do is shut your mouth
And keep your thoughts to yourself
Just wait for a better time. Hey dude, be kind
This is not the time nor the place
And don't you know that's it's just you? Dude, get a clue
You don't hear anybody else talking
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah yeah
Hey dude, please stop talking
I am trying to watch this movie
I will talk to you after "The End"
But until then, please leave me
Alone alone alone alone alone alone yeah!
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Hey dude!
(Etc.)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Hey Jude Parody - Hey Dude
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Dancing Queen Parody - Glofing King
So, I was going to go golfing one day, and the day before this idea popped in my head. The title was spontaneous and as I was golfing, the rest of the song came to me pretty easily. That's all.
Original: Dancing Queen by Abba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REElUors1pQ
Golfing King
You can swing
You can putt
Mostly you rely on luck
Set that tee
Make your swing
You are the golfing king
Waking up at the crack of dawn
Strapping your bag of golf clubs on
Make sure you have your drivers
And your putters too
And ten different irons
You don't want to shoot into trees
Land in water, sand traps, or weeds
Then you have to choose your club
Which one will you use
A wedge or 9 iron
Show when it is your turn
You are the golfing king
You're the guy
With that super swing
Golfing king
Listen to all the birdies sing (Golf pun)
Miss water
And sand traps
Get on the fareway or past (Please)
All your hits
Promising
You are the golfing king
You're on the green looking cocky
You got there in one shot not three
Shooting under one-hundred
Isn't hard to do
You think you should go pro
Then everyone will know
You are the golfing king
There's something
You are not telling
Golfing king
You're so good it's almost sickening (But hey)
Titlest
Pinnicall
Callaway, Top Flight, Maxwell
Choose your ball
Make it zing
You are the golfing king
Hail the golfing king
Posted by Adam H. at 7:24 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Ticking Parody - Loving
Now this was a milestone! I thought Bohemian Rhapsody would be an accomplishment, then Hotel California, but Ticking is so long that I never imagined I could do it. Also, it's a long story as well. So here is my attempt at a longer story. "Screaming for a wife" to "You kissed...to you" was spontaneous and everything else was thought of at work. The first few lines came easily, but it was the last few before the "chorus" that took a while. The syllables just wouldn't cooperate. Nine hours is a long enough time to wrap my mind around a parody and put it all together.
Original: Ticking by Elton John http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So15b6XNuK0
Loving
"An extremely loving child" is what your family always say
"He's always given out cards to kids on Valentine's Day"
So what is the reason that you have never gotten wed?
Your parents are worried you may be messed up in the head
It's not like you have never tried; it is quite the contrary
You have asked many girls out, but got shot down to your dismay
You have never been on a date in all your life
And every single day you always hear your mother gripe
"I want a little girl now" mama said
Remember mama said
Loving, loving
"Get to it; find a wife
Give me a daughter"
Do it, do it, loving, loving
There you were crying in a downtown bar screaming for a wife
Some goof said "He's just love sick. He needs to get a life"
You kissed a pretty lady who came way too close to you
Oh she did not appreciate that too much and she slapped you
Promising to find love before the day was done
But as you walked away from the bar, your reality dawned (it dawned)
You have tried your whole life, why would today be different
You decided it was useless and you gave up on it
"Now I'll never get grandchildren" mama said
Remember mama said
Loving, loving
"Everyone in the world can do it
Why can't you?"
Do it, do it, loving, loving
You called your best friend Jesse, knowing you would not be made fun of
You cried and complained for so long about your troubles to find your love
Then Jesse said "How about this: why don't you marry me?"
That statement made you see the obvious: that Jesse was a she
"I have loved you ever since I met you, but you couldn't tell"
And then you knew, in your heart, you wanted her as well
After all this time, here it was. You finally had your shot
The story of two best friends who secretly loved each other was so hot
"We're not getting any younger" mama said
Remember mama said
Loving, loving
"What are you waiting for? Propose, get married and start your life"
Do it, do it, loving, loving
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Magic Parody - Vowels
This parody is a prime example of my spontaneity. I was just driving along one night, just delivering some pizza, Magic came on, and the words just fell in. I can honestly say that I have no idea where the idea came from, the words just came to me. So, the first chorus, the first line in each chorus, the first verse, "what are the vowels in your name", and the part about "Y" was spontaneous. The little bit left was thought of.
Original: Magic by Pilot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iiryJwvDtc
Vowels
Six fantastic letters
The vowels
They're the most important ones
The vowels. You know
We can't make words without them
"A" is the first one.
A word all by itself
And "E" is the most popular one
Then there is "I"
A very special one.
When it is alone it is capitalized
Six amazing letters
The vowels
We cannot live without them
The vowels. You know
What are the vowels in your name
"O" and "U" are there
They're used discreetly
They are kind of weird and used oddly
But then there is "Y"
It is the outcast
It is only a vowel as a last resort
Six wonderful letters
The vowels
What did we do before them
The vowels. You know
Who even invented them
A, E, I, O, U, Y
The vowels
We use them all of the time
The vowels. Just look
At all the vowels in this song
Posted by Adam H. at 6:20 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Rocket Man Parody - Banker Man
Original: Rocket Man by Elton John http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GAKOLOnfV4
Opened the doors at nine: on time
Already, costumers.
And they want me to help them
Oh, the nerve
But I guess that's my job here at Cinfed
It's too early for this
I wanted to just stay in bed
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Until I get to have some more free time
With all these members wanting to know their balances
I'm a banker man
Banker man, making the transactions all day long
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Until I get to have some more free time
With all these members wanting to know their balances
I'm a banker man
Banker man, making the transactions all day long
Cashier Checks, bonds, coin vouchers, checks on us
All different paperwork
And you need to know how to type them all in
But many things are just plain confusing
A lot of memorization
Oh, Banker man
Banker man
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Until I get to have some more free time
With all these members wanting to know their balances
I'm a banker man
Banker man, making the transactions all day long
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Until I get to have some more free time
With all these members wanting to know their balances
I'm a banker man
Banker man, making the transactions all day long
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
And it might not be as long as I I thought
And I kind of have some free time right right now
So I guess that I will just sing my my song
I don't know what I'm doing anymore
Maybe I'll balance the money in my drawer
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sundown Parody - Daybreak
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Monday, June 21, 2010
A Tear in the Fabric of the Universe
Alright. I don't even know if anyone is reading my parodies anymore, so maybe this won't affect anyone. But just in case, I'll post this.
Today is Monday the 21, in two days I am going to have jaw surgery. My jaw will be broken and re-aligned. I'm supposed to be inactive for three weeks; I need to do nothing assertive. I don't know how incapacitated I'll be, so I don't know when I'll be feeling up to posting again. It might be by Friday the 25, it might be July 15 at the end of my three weeks. I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see. My hope is that I'll make up some new parodies during my absence (I only have 4 written in advance now). Either which way, for anyone keeping up, I'm not stopping Parody Universe just yet, I'm taking a....vacation we'll call it.
See ya all when I come back!
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Summer of '69 Parody - The Best Songs of My Life
Hello friends! I'm cutting this one close to the end of the week, but life's been hectic. A lot is going on and I've been focusing on reality instead of fantasy lately. I'll explain more in my next post.
I changed the word guitar to piano, because the piano is my favorite instrument. If I had the time and patience, I would love to learn how to play it. Bryan Adams had the same type of wording as my title, but it wasn't his title. I like my use of the wordings better, so the title isn't in the same place. (I know what I'm talking about and that last statement was confusing to me). Anyway, the first two lines were spontaneous and the rest was thought of.
Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg(not too sure about the ending...)
Got it at the guitar store
Now I know what you're thinking
Why was it in that kind of store
I'm not exactly sure
What it was doing there
But there is one thing I do know
I really did not care
Well I just sat down
And played some of my favorite songs
Heart and Soul and Chopsticks
And I played them for oh so long
Those were the best songs of my life
I knew I had to buy it
But it was so expensive
Seven-thousand freaking dollars
But I needed it to live
I know that sounds dramatic
But the piano was very cool
And as an added bonus
Now I couldn't pay to go to school
I played the best songs of my life
Oh yeah! Just playing my piano. Oohh!
I played it for a long time
I learned to play some new songs
I learned to play all mine
I hope all my songs last forever
And never fade! Yeah!
And now the music's changing
All of the songs are getting remixed
Sometimes I will play my classics
Heart and Soul and Chopsticks
Yes the piano cost much
But there's one thing that I need to know
Was it ever worth it
I like to believe it was so
I played the best songs of my life
Oh yeah! Just playing my piano.
Uh-huh. Just playing my piano.
Oh yeah! Me and my awesome piano.
Oohh! Oh!
I was just playing, playing, playing my piano.
Oh yeah.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Dear Prudence Parody - Miharu
What? Two Beatles parodies back to back? I've never done anything like this before! I'm going crazy!!
Last summer, the summer of 2009, a friend of mine went back to his home in Japan for the summer. He asked me if I would stay at his apartment here and look after his cat, Miharu. Miharu (me-huh-roo) is a Japanese word meaning "Beautiful Spring." Miharu was a pretty cool cat. She was a calico which is a pretty rare breed of cat. Males are so rare that you could sell one for $5,000, but Miharu was a female. At first, Miharu was afraid of me (but she was afraid of everyone), and I didn't care for her too much either. I thought she was annoying; always meowing and never being quiet. After a while, Miharu warmed up to me. She started coming to me and letting me pet her. My friend said that I shouldn't let her go outside because he used to, but one time she ran away for three days and came back sick. But that was right before I moved in, so Miharu always cried to go out, and I finally gave in. So she stopped whining so much and I didn't think she was so annoying anymore. About halfway through the summer, Miharu started sleeping with me; all cuddled up in my arm or using my back-knees as a wall. I cannot express how much I loved that cat by the end. It was only for about three and a half months, but I loved that cat. I still do...which is kind of hard.
My friend came back and I told him that let Miharu out and she always came back. So, he decided that it was alright. Well, about a month or two after he came home, Miharu ran away again...but she never came back. Most likely, she is...gone to say it nicely. But I can't bring myself to think that. I like to believe that she is still alive and maybe someone thought she was a stray and took her in. (Yeah, Miharu never had a collar, so...) Amanda and I always like to joke that Miharu ran away from my friend because she missed me and went looking for me. Maybe, just maybe, she will find me one day.
Well, maybe some of you you decided to read the first couple of sentences and decided to skip the rest. It's fine. I like to write in case you never figured that out - I am writhing a blog. But anyway, this parody is for Miharu. A song I wish she could hear and understand. I thought of it one night when I was with Amanda and a friend of hers called her up while we were driving and they started talking. I knew I wasn't going anywhere in a while so I tried to come up with a new parody. There was a Burger King across the street, and the syllables matched up. Sometime during that wreck Miharu popped into my head and it worked out. It was a good idea to have a good-bye song for the cat I loved, I thought.
The first line in every verse except for the last one was spontaneous and so was the bridge.
Original: Dear Prudence by The Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2lMstw6qs
Miharu
Miharu, where have you gone?
Miharu, what about all of our fun?
You ran away. Was it for me?
I'm touched if that is how you feel.
Miharu, where is it you have gone?
Miharu, won't you come back?
Miharu, without you my life lacks
A fun little, feline friend.
Will you live with me again?
Miharu, won't you please come back?
Oh, meow, purr, meow, purr, meow, purr, meow
Oh, meow, purr, meow, purr, meow, purr, meow
Oh, me-ee-ow purr
Miharu, there are tears in my eyes.
Miharu, are you still alive?
I do believe you are out there
Living happily somewhere.
Miharu, there are tears in my eyes.
Miharu, run free my friend.
Miharu, I guess this is the end.
I never got to say good-bye
This song will just have to suffice.
Miharu, run free now my friend.
Posted by Adam H. at 7:36 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Let It Be Parody - Let It Rain
Let It Rain
When It's time for me to cut all my grass
And I don't want the tired pain
Cleanse the Earth with water
Cleanse the Earth with water
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Cleanse the Earth with water
Let it Rain
And when there's all those people
Who say rain takes happiness away
Never quiet your voice
Let it rain
And they think that you may be insane
Never quiet your voice
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Never quiet your voice
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Cleanse the Earth with water
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Cleanse the Earth with water
Let it rain
And when the night is cloudy
I know that it will happen again
With a clash of thunder
Let it rain
I wake up to the sound of water
Falling on my window pane
And I smile saying
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Cleanse the Earth with water
Let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain
Never quiet your voice
Let it rain
With a clash of thunder
Cleanse the Earth with water
Never quiet your voice
Just smile and say
Let it rain. Let it rain.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Keep On Loving You Parody - Keep On Betting You
Keep On Betting You
That I had something.
You should have known by the way that I called you
That I wasn't bluffing
That I wasn't new
But still you thought "I'll take this kid out
In a hand or two."
Posted by Adam H. at 12:01 PM 0 comments
Monday, May 17, 2010
Dream On Parody - Skin Care
After Chicken On the Run was written, my parodies came to me more easily. I wrote this one the same day. The first line was basically the foundation of the whole song. When people look in the mirror and mention their face, it's mostly about acne. (Or maybe that's just me). Either way, I was listening to Dream On and changed the first verse past the mirror-face stuff. The first part of the song was spontaneous up to the naming of products. From that point to the end, it was thought of. Just FYI, I don't have horrible acne, just average I suppose. But I have tried just a few. Formula 29 was the best ever, but it was discontinued :-( Anyway, this is just fun.
Original: Dream On by Aerosmith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAglUR-KXfQ
Skin Care
Every time that I look in the mirror
My skin isn't gettin' any clearer
Just more acne
I don't know what to believe
With all these lies
From all these skin care products that I buy
Well, they all say they're the best
So much better than the rest
And they lay it on so thick
So that we pay for another trick
In our lives we all want to look great
But it's so hard when our skin outbreaks
You know that I
Just don't know which one to buy
Neutrogena and Old Spice
I've tried them all once or twice
And all of them from Mary Kay
They didn't work but what'd you expect me to say
Proactive, Noxzema
"The best way to get clear skin" blah blah blah
Clearasil and Clearpores
I've tried them all and their ultra forms
Skin care
Products
I've tried
And I still have my acne
Skin care
I've tried
So much
And they just don't work on me
Skin care
Products
There are
Many
How do
I know
Which one
Will work
Zenmend, Acnezine
Oxy Balance, Formula 29
Maybe if I use them all day
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take it away
I tell you, I'm not bitter
I just wish my skin was clearer
Oh no, I'm not angry
I just wish I didn't have so much acne
Posted by Adam H. at 7:29 AM 0 comments
Monday, May 10, 2010
Take It On the Run Parody - Chicken On the Run
So, it had been about a month since I had written a parody. I finished "You Are Snoring", left Minnesota, and went on with my life. I was actually pretty depressed that I hadn't written anything in a while. Writing parodies apparently made me happy; go figure. Anyway, I was driving with Amanda one day when we passed a restaurant that she used to go to every Halloween. She told me "My parents would always take us to Chicken On the Run every Halloween."
Original: Take It On the Run by REO Speedwagon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXi8QKId5g0
Chicken On the Run
Heard it from some guy who
Heard it from some boy who
Heard it from me you've been eating around
I've seen you eating fast food
But it's not what we're used to
You're eating at the more popular chains
And I'm not saying it's
An innocent snack here and there
I'm saying it's always everywhere
Well I'm telling you, girl
That that's not real food, girl
And even if it is remember this name
Chicken On the Run, honey
If you want some fun, honey
This is where you want to go
Sports for Queen City
Double family friendly
If you want some fun, go to Chicken On the Run!
Well I know our enemies
There's Popeye's and there is Lee's
And of course there's always KFC
Well I know they taste good
But it's not only about food
Do they have this kind of stuff too?
At Chicken On the Run, baby
They are open on Sundays
But only for Bengals games
Can you believe that
Chic-fil-A can't do that
So for football fun go to Chicken On the Run!
At Chicken On the Run, lady
And I'm not saying maybe
All their food's under ten dollars
Attire is casual
The cuisine is chicken
Obviously, it's CHICKEN On the Run!
At Chicken On the Run, sweetie
They're vegetarian friendly
I don't know how that is possible (pa-ha-hos-ibble)
Fifty-four people voted
Eighty-five percent liked it
You can't go wrong with Chicken On the Run!!
Heard it from some guy who
Heard it from some boy who
Heard it from me you've been eating around
Posted by Adam H. at 6:44 AM 0 comments
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Come Together Parody - You Are Snoring
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